Rendez-Vous: The Sound of the Mediterranean [IMPORT]

In-Grid

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Transistor
• ASIN: B0000ARLDT
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #223,418 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
2003 album includes the hit singles, 'In-Tango (We Tango Alone)' & 'You Promised Me'. In-Grid, who has been acclaimed as the 'Sexiest voice to come out of the Italian dance scene in the last ten years'. This is Great Europop. Fun, upbeat with equal parts Boney M., Enigma or St. Etienne, and a modern Celine Dion type vocal. This Aussie version contains a massive 6 bonus tracks compared to the European and US versions! Transistor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent dance album, May 9, 2004

By	Erica Anderson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I first heard In-Grid's "You Promised Me (Tu Es Foutu)" on the soundtrack to "Queer Eye For the Straight Guy". I immediately loved the song right away. It was incredibly catchy and had a really good beat. Whenever I would play the soundtrack I would always replay "You Promised Me (Tu Es Foutu)". I have been looking for the full-length album that the song is on and finally found a copy today. I bought it right away. Although I don't understand a lick of French, I loved the cd. All the songs are undeniably infectious and hard to get out of my head. In-Grid has a nice, pleasant voice that doesn't overwhelm the music. I wouldn't compare her to Celine Dion because she doesn't resort to obnoxious vocal acrobatics that Miss Dion is notorious for using. I found it really difficult to pick out a single favorite song off the album. All the songs are really good. They have that catchy, danceable beat that I look for when I am in the mood to listen to dance music. I can never tire of "You Promised Me (Tu Es Foutu)" no matter how many times I have played it over and over again. This is one of those rare dance songs that can never get on my last nerves. I look forward to hearing more music from In-Grid. If "Rendez-Vous" is an indication of what to expect from her in the future, then I can't wait.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars French and English Version (with the accordian), August 7, 2004

By	Soleil - See all my reviews

Very nice! The CD includes French and English versions of the song "Tu Es Foutu/You Promised Me." Both versions include the accordian -- to give it that French ambiance. Good dance music - Most of the songs are in French but that did not make a difference to me.

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Americans think they're on the ball now... yaaa right!, June 21, 2004

By	English Reviewer "32ekjfd@%$%#^" (UK, UK) - See all my reviews

In-Grid is only popular in America because her best song appeared on Queer Eye For The Straight Guy soundtrack. It is a shame that American music fans have to have the music thrown at them as usual. It is just like the radio stations and MTV. I'm an American and I have many friends who are like myself: we don't even acknowledge corporate puke like radio stations and music channels on television. And exactly.. this is how In-Grid makes her fame on the soil of America. Pretty sad, because she was around several years earlier and it wasn't until a corporate television show released a corporate music soundtrack that she was even recognized. The worst part is that In-Grid is just one, of MANY MANY MANY italian dance artists who produce beautiful music, yet less than a percent of a percent of Americans even know things like this, because they have most of their brain soaped up and ready for brainwash by bigger and badder things.
There are so many similar artists in Italy who have music just as good and even better than In-Grid that will never get the attention they deserve, because of problems like the above mentioned and because American record labels are not concerned about good music, but rather about money. You can start your journey of enjoying italo dance by purchasing music by the following artists (these are just the beginning, and once you find these, you shall be set free): Gabry Ponte, Gigi D'Agostino, Molella, DJ Ross, Mabel, Hotel Saint George, Floorfilla, Prezioso, and Natascha Hagen (she's from Spain but has the italo dance sound and she blows away In-Grid and her French lyrics). Most of these artists are the key leaders in the italo dance genre, and their music is available on Amazon and in most online import music stores. Don't try a corporate store in your local mall. That is like trying to buy marijuana at a supermarket... they ain't never seen it and they ain't never gonna carry it. Here is your bonus tip: Find the italian dance artist "Saline".. she produced only one song in her career and it is called "I'd Kill To Touch You". I guarantee after you hear this song, you will look at In-Grid in a whole entire different way. You will realize that there really is more than meets the eye. You don't have to be fed dog food your entire life, that is, unless you like it. Good luck in your journey, and remember, In-Grid is great, but she is just the beginning.